Special Advisor to the Global Covenant of Mayors on Research & Innovation

Seth Schultz is currently serving as the Special Advisor to the Global Covenant of Mayors on Research & Innovation. He works on Innovate4Cities, a coalition of national governments, city networks, academia, the IPCC and the private sector focused on creating a global research and innovation agenda for cities and climate change. Seth is also a Special Advisor to the Coalition for Urban Transitions, the Co-Chair of the Scientific Steering Committee for Cities IPCC and lead author on the IPCC Special Report on 1.5 Degrees.

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"Today’s development research mixes scientific endeavor with technical advocacy. Scholars are encouraged to contribute research-based solutions to development challenges, and are expected to distill recommendations from their analysis and evidence. They are also advised to communicate the implications of their findings in ways that can reach policy-makers and practitioners most effectively, and then demonstrate their impact on decisions and outcomes."